Monday, October 12, 2026

Question: Riders on Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian pass through what famous railroad landmark just west of Altoona?

Answer: The Horseshoe Curve, which the Pennsylvania Railroad opened on Feb. 15, 1854 to help trains climb the Allegheny Mountains. Building the 2,375-foot curve meant blasting a hillside and filling two ravines, and during World War II it was even targeted by Nazi saboteurs.